
Welcome to the Inklings Variety Hour, where fans and scholars of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield and others discuss their works and lives.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 192 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | ChristianityBooksArtsReligion & Spirituality | ||||

Enjoy this gently used Christmas gift from Ghost of Inklings Variety Hours Past!
I think this may be from 2020.
It's an Inklings Variety Hour Jovial Christmas Extravaganza! Featuring:
A Discussion of J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas... more
O.G. Host Anika Smith rejoins the podcast to interview Chris and his beautiful and omnicompetent wife, Glencora, about their new Christmas resource book, Twelve Tide.
Part of what we're trying to do with this book is make Christmas less a single-mor... more
All three parts of 2023's Christmas play are edited together. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.
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Enjoy a (Zoom) table reading of my "play" (loosely defined), "An Inklings Christmas Carol."
Special thanks to Anika Smith, Sørina Higgi... more
Dr. Leslie Baynes joins Chris to talk about her new book, Between Interpretation and Imagination: C.S. Lewis and the Bible.
Among other things, we discuss:
• Lewis' familiarity with (and attitude toward) the Bible, before and after his conversion. more
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It’s amazing how many different things the Inklings can be connected to. Chris follows them all over the map. I like the new Thursday poetry readings best.
I’ve listened to a couple of episodes, the first couple were fine- a bit rambly and lacking in focus but perfectly pleasant listening, but then I put on an episode which was horrific. They had a guest on that kept sprinkling far right conspiracy theory amongst a what was ostensibly a rather dry and uncontroversial defence of the liberal arts and no one challenged it. It was disgusting.
Within the group know as The Inklings, there was a wide variety of characters and ideas. This podcast gets into the entire Inkling corpus, including the bizarre and eccentric. It’s the willingness to explore the entirety of the Inklings that makes this show so great. - Men with Chests
You guys have not idea how much I loved listening to the Till we have faces discussion I’m on my third round with some of the podcasts!!
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This podcast centers around the literary contributions and cultural significance of notable authors such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, alongside their contemporaries like Charles Williams and Owen Barfield. Episodes frequently explore their works, deeply analyzing themes from fantasy literature, including complex characters, moral philosophies, and the intertwining of mythology and spirituality. The discussions are enriched with artistic insights, humor, and personal anecdotes, offering listeners a mix of academic analysis and engaging conversations that resonate with both casual fans and dedicated scholars. Noteworthy is its inclusion of poetry readings and reflections on broader existential themes, which provides a unique angle that d... more
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